by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to Mississippi State University be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
Mississippi State competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS , and is one of the Southeastern Conference schools.
A total number of 469 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 269 of whom are male and 200 are female. They receive, on average, about $22,043 in sports-related student aid to attend Mississippi State. On average, the school gave males around $22,152 of sports aid and women received about $21,896.
There are 13 head coaches at Mississippi State, 6 of whom lead men’s teams and 7 of whom head up women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $1,958,779 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $249,139.
There are also 38 assitant coaches of sports at Mississippi State. That breaks down to 22 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 16 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $109,166 and the average for those who coach men’s is $364,681. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Mississippi State sports teams made $109,091,372 in revenue, but they did have to spend $100,888,464 for expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $8,202,908, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at Mississippi State.
In addition to giving other data about the sports below, we try to include each sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for a Sport lists when one exists. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
The 38 players of the Mississippi State men’s baseball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team has an academic progress rate of 969, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
In terms of financials, the Mississippi State baseball program paid out $5,282,379 in expenses and made $5,282,379 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The Mississippi State men’s basketball team is made up of 16 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than basketball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 975.
On the money side of things, the Mississippi State men’s basketball program brought home $8,656,418 in revenue and paid out $8,384,572 in total expenses. So, the program was a moneymaker for the school, bringing in $271,846 in net profit. Mark this down as a good thing.
The 15-player women’s basketball team at Mississippi State is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 978, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Mississippi State women’s basketball program paid out $5,409,662 in expenses and made $5,409,662 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 10 assistant coaches train and lead the 116 players of the Mississippi State men’s football team. The team members have more than football on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 984.
Mississippi State brought in $40,683,223 in revenue from its football program while paying out $29,101,940 in expenses. On the plus side, this means that the program made $11,581,283 in net profit for the school. That’s much better than a loss.
The 11-member men’s golf team at Mississippi State is kept in shape by one head coach and one assistant coach. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 980.
On the money side of things, the Mississippi State men’s golf program brought home $864,173 in revenue and paid out $864,173 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The Mississippi State women’s golf team is made up of 10 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 986.
The Mississippi State women’s golf program paid out $890,515 in expenses while making $890,515 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The 35 players of the Mississippi State women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. Teammates care for more than soccer, too. Their great academic progress rate of 985 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
In terms of financials, the Mississippi State women’s soccer program paid out $2,078,516 in expenses and made $2,078,516 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 25 players of the Mississippi State women’s softball team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 995, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The women’s softball program at Mississippi State made $2,140,835 in revenue and spend $2,140,835 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 8 players on the Mississippi State men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 974.
The men’s tennis program at Mississippi State made $978,742 in revenue and spent $978,742 in expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 8 players on the Mississippi State women’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the Mississippi State women’s tennis program brought home $1,006,613 in revenue and paid out $1,006,613 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 6 assistant coaches train and lead the 80 players of the Mississippi State men’s track and field team.
Mississippi State brought in $1,874,232 in revenue from its men’s track and field program while paying out $1,874,232 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 89-player women’s track and field team at Mississippi State is kept in shape by one head coach and 6 assistant coaches.
The Mississippi State women’s track and field program paid out $1,989,712 in expenses while making $1,989,712 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 players of the Mississippi State women’s volleyball team. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 995.
In terms of financials, the Mississippi State women’s volleyball program paid out $1,941,858 in expenses and made $1,941,858 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
In case you’re wondering why certain sports that Mississippi State University offers aren’t listed above, it’s because we have no data on those sports.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
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